The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-20
STAGE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
The Various Attractions Provided for Lo-
cal Theater-Goers This Week.
Frand Mayo in "Nordeck" at the Grand
The Rapid Rise Of an Indiana Actress
Notes of the Stage.

The spectacular drama, AThe Black Crook
with its gorgeous scenery, ctterng transforma
tons and picturesque surroundings, made ia
nous by the Kirafys will be presented at En-
glish's tomorrow and Tuesday evenings, By
Moulton & Bakers company, an organization Of
forty dramatic, speciality and terpschorean art
ists The features of the production will be the
scenic mounting as the company carries two
carloads Of special scenery, the marches pa
geantry and the triple ballet, in which various
original innovations are introduced, besides the
sne"i"'.'os Of the Herbert brothers. Alfred Mar
tinat.A; Duncan, the ventriloquisti Mile. Adele
Cannis, the premier danseuse Tony Williams
and others. The managers of this company
claim to give the play the most elaborate and
gorgeous spectacular production it has had since
its original presentation at Niblos Garden, New
York. years ago. During the engagement at
Engish's there will be no increase in the prices at
this house. There is already such an advance
sale as to indicate large audiences at both per-
formances
The engagement of Mr.. Frank Mayo at the
Grand, the latter part Of the week, is already
attracting considerable attention account of
its artistic merits as we'll as for the reason that
he is supported by Miss Alice Fischer, Of Terre
Haute, young lady well known in this city,
who. although comparatively to the stage.
is making rapid advances in her chosen profes-
sion. Mr.. Mayo is an actor of fine powers. and
in his new play, 'Nordeck," he has excellent op-
portunities to display them. 1t has been the
most conspicuous dramatic success Of recent
production, greater ever than was Mr.. Mayo's
famous Davy Crockett" 1t was produced for
the first time less than two years ago, and since
then it has met the most unqualified approval of
the critics and public alike 1t is a dramatiza-
tion, by Mr.. John G. Wilson and Mr.. Mayo, of
Werner's popular novel. ''Vinita." The sale of
reserved seats for the engagement will begin at
the box-ofice on Tuesday morning
comedy attraction of unusual interest is
nounced for the Dime Museum this week in "a
Cold Day. which Fischer s. Hassan's company
of commedians and singers will present. The
piece makes no particular pretensons other than
TO make people laugh. and is full of catching
music, specalties and amusing complications.
Mr.. Frank M. Wills, who is at the head of tho
company is well-known cnmmedaD, and the
company otherwise includes such capable people
as Edward Lee, Perkins d. Fischer. Miss Nor
ma Wills, Miss Annetta Zellna, Miss Lizzie
Height and others Incidental to the comedy
will be given selections from Dixeys "Adons, !"
Harrigans Leather Patch" Rice's .Evangel-
ine,' 'The Mikado," "Black Hussar" and other
successes
The Eden Musee will have a new and interest
ing attraction this week il 1.-THE Leon and His
Bride" a copy of the famous tableau at the New
York place of the same name. The Musee,
which is open from A. NJ. TO IL P. NJ, has many
interesting features, and the admission is but 10
cents.
The Casino offers list of excellent speciality
performers for the amusement of its patrons
this week, most Of them artists of established
reputation and acknowledged abilities. Among
them are Billy McIntire. George Maburg, Rose
Stickney, and number of other high -salaried
people. In the freak department they have
man who eats and digests window-g glass. lamp
chimneys, bottles and glassware of all kinds.
The place has been improved in character. and
none Of the Objectionable features OF the old Zoo
are to be ecognized In the Casino.